Kaieteurosaurus
| Kaieteurosaurus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Kaieteurosaurus Kok, 2005 |
| Species: | K. hindsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Kaieteurosaurus hindsi Kok, 2005
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Kaieteurosaurus is a genus of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is monotypic, i.e., it has only one species, Kaieteurosaurus hindsi.[2] It is endemic to Guyana where it is known from the Kaieteur National Park.[1][3]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name refers to the type locality, Kaieteur National Park, combined with the Greek sauros for "lizard". The specific name hindsi honors Sam Hinds, the Prime Minister of Guyana.[3][4]
Ecology and description
[edit]The holotype of K. hindsi (as of 2016 the only known specimen) was collected in tall mixed forest at 440 m (1,440 ft) above sea level.[1] It is a small lizard measuring about 44 mm (1.7 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL).[3]
Behavior
[edit]K. hindsi is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Ouboter, P. (2016). "Kaieteurosaurus hindsi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T66080903A66080912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T66080903A66080912.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Kaieteurosaurus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d Kaieteurosaurus hindsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 June 2020.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Kaieteurosaurus hindsi, p. 124).
Further reading
[edit]- Cole CJ, Townsend CR, Reynolds RP, MacCulloch RD, Lathrop A (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 125 (4): 317–578.
- Kok PJR (2005). "A New Genus and Species of Gymnophthalmid Lizard (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Kaieteur National Park, Guyana". Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Biologie 75: 35–45. (Kaieteurosaurus, new genus; K. hindsi, new species).
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